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Agni Purana (Jyotisha Selections) · by Vyasa
Chapter 5 · Omens
शकुनानि
सितवस्त्रं प्रसन्नाम्भः फली वृक्षो नभोऽमलम् ।औषधानि च युक्तानि धान्यं कृष्णमशोभनम् ॥ १ ॥
In the full Agni Purana this is chapter 230, verse 1.
A white cloth, clear water, a tree with fruit, a spotless sky, and fitting herbs are good. Black grain is not good.
Simple meaning: A white cloth, clear water, a fruit tree and a clear sky are good. Black grain is not.
कार्पासं तृणशुष्कं च गोमयं वै धनानि च ।
Cotton, dry grass, cow dung, charcoal and a naked man are bad signs to see.
अयः पङ्कं चर्मकेशावुन्मत्तं च नपुंसकम् ।
Iron, mud, leather, hair, a madman and prison guards are bad to meet.
गर्भिणी स्त्री च विधवाः पिण्याकादीनि वै मृतम् ।
A pregnant woman, widows, ash, a skull and a broken pot are not good to see.